Charleston County, SC has a population of 396,484 people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $56,827. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Charleston County, SC grew from 389,262 to 396,484, a 1.86% increase and its median household income declined from $57,079 to $56,827, a 0.44% decrease.

The population of Charleston County, SC is 64.3%White, 27.2%Black, and 5%Hispanic. 6.02% of the people in Charleston County, SC speak a non-English language, and 97.1% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Charleston County, SC is $286,000, and the homeownership rate is 61.1%. Most people in Charleston County, SC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Charleston County, SC is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Charleston County, SC is $56,827. Males in Charleston County, SC have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $40,808. The income inequality of Charleston County, SC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Charleston County, SC have a median annual income of $56,827, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Charleston County, SC compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat approximately the same even.

The 2016GINI for South Carolina is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Charleston County, SC was Census Tract 002 with a value of $139,148, followed by Census Tract 021.04 and Census Tract 046.13, with respective values of $137,250 and $136,146.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Charleston County, SC colored by their Median Household Income.

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charleston County, SC (58,935 out of 383,982 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 18-24, followed by Female 25-34 and then Female 45-54.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Charleston County, SC is Black or African American, followed by White and American Indian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Charleston County, SC grew at a rate of 0.75%, from 196,142 employees to 197,621 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charleston County, SC, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Accommodation & Food Service. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charleston County, SC, though some of these residents may live in Charleston County, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Charleston County, SC. In Charleston County, SC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 25-34, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 127 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,153. Jasper County, SC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in South Carolina.

Charleston County, SC residents 25-34 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in South Carolina. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 25-34, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Charleston County, SC were $9,153 in 2014, but $9,416 in 2013. These numbers represent a 2.79% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Charleston County, SC are $$435 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Charleston County, SC compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Charleston County, SC between the ages of 65 and 75 had 3,725 eye exams, 4,478 hemoglobin tests, and 4,031 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 4,245 women in Charleston County, SC between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 3,003 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Allendale County, SC has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 19.2%, the highest value of any county in South Carolina. This represents a 2.67% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 18.7%.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Dillon County, SC has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 25.5%, the highest value of any county in South Carolina. This represents a 2.41% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 24.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in South Carolina colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Jasper County, SC has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 21.5, the highest rate of any county in South Carolina. This represents a 17.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 18.3.

The following map shows all of the counties in South Carolina colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Charleston County, SC is home to a population of 396,484 people, from which 97.1% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Charleston County, SC is composed of 254,938White residents (64.3%), 108,040Black residents (27.2%), 19,812Hispanic residents (5%), 6,715Two+ residents (1.69%), and 5,931Asian residents (1.5%). The most common foreign languages in Charleston County, SC are Spanish (14,395 speakers), Chinese (1,566 speakers), and French (1,395 speakers), but compared to other places, Charleston County, SC has a relative high number of Scandinavian (286 speakers), French (1,395 speakers), and German (1,012 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Charleston County, SC was 37.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36.9, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 38.5. But people in Charleston County, SC are getting staying the same age. In 2015, the average age of all Charleston County, SC residents was 37.1.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 70,593South Carolina residents, followed by Germany with 22,995 and Philippines with 11,313.

When compared to other states, South Carolina has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Costa Rica. In 2016, there were 1,842 people from Costa Rica living in South Carolina, approximately 1.35 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 97.1% of Charleston County, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Charleston County, SC was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Charleston County, SC compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 2.36 times more White residents (254,938 people) in Charleston County, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108,040Black and 19,812Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Charleston County, SC as a share of the total population.

23,962 of Charleston County, SC citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Charleston County, SC was Spanish. 3.63% of the overall population of Charleston County, SC are native Spanish speakers. 0.39% speak Chinese and 0.35% speak French, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Charleston County, SC has a relatively high number of residents that are native Scandinavian speakers. In 2015, there were 286 native Scandinavian speakers living in Charleston County, SC, approximately 1.97 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Charleston County, SC awarded 9,889 degrees. The student population of Charleston County, SC is skewed towards females, with 3,985 male students and 5,904 female students. Most students in Charleston County, SC are White (6,900 and 69.8%), followed by Black or African American (1,799 and 18.2%), Hispanic or Latino (359 and 3.63%), and Unknown (293 and 2.96%). The largest universities in Charleston County, SC by number of graduates are Trident Technical College (3,331 and 33.7%), College of Charleston (2,761 and 27.9%), and Citadel Military College of South Carolina (990 and 10%). The most popular majors in Charleston County, SC are General Business Administration & Management (469 and 4.74%), General Biological Sciences (233 and 2.36%), and General Psychology (217 and 2.19%). The median tuition costs in Charleston County, SC are $24,100 for private four year colleges, and $70 and $70 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Charleston County, SC were White. These 6,900 graduates mean that there were 3.84 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,799 graduates.

The median property value in Charleston County, SC is $286,000, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $278,600 to $286,000, a 2.66% increase. The homeownership rate of Charleston County, SC is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 63.1%. People in Charleston County, SC have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Charleston County, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,827

Median Household Income

±$2,249

156,836

Number of Households

±3,103

In 2016, the median household income of the 156,836 households in Charleston County, SC declined to $56,827 from the previous year's value of $57,079.

The following chart displays the households in Charleston County, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Charleston County, SC grew to $286,000 from the previous year's value of $278,600.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Charleston County, SC compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Charleston County, SC the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Charleston County, SC distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Charleston County, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Charleston County, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Charleston County, SC have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Charleston County, SC have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Charleston County, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Charleston County, SC compared to its parent geographies.